Anna T. Pinedo

Anna T. Pinedo serves as Professorial Lecturer in Law at George Washington University Law School while concurrently practicing as partner and co-head of the global Capital Markets Group at Mayer Brown LLP in New York. Her dual expertise spans securities law, derivatives regulation, and structured finance transactions including public offerings, private placements, and hybrid products for issuers, financial intermediaries, and investors.

Her educational credentials include:

• BS from Georgetown University
• JD from University of Chicago Law School

Pinedo's research focuses on evolving regulatory frameworks in capital markets, particularly JOBS Act implementation, exempt offerings, cross-border securities transactions, and structured products compliance. She actively shapes policy through ABA committee leadership, addressing disclosure modernization, securities registration reforms, and derivatives oversight. Her scholarly contributions bridge academic analysis with real-world transactional challenges in financial regulation.

Recent publications demonstrate concentrated expertise in Dodd-Frank derivatives regulation, capital markets innovation, and nonprofit financing structures. Works like OTC Derivatives Regulation Under Dodd-Frank (2017) and Exempt and Hybrid Securities Offerings (2017) analyze regulatory shifts affecting market participants, while The Impact Security (2017) explores social finance mechanisms. This output reflects deep engagement with SEC rulemaking, international harmonization efforts, and emerging structured product trends.

Accolades include:

• Burton Award for Legal Achievement (2007, 2009, 2011)
• Euromoney LMG Americas Women in Business Law Award for Structured Finance (2013, 2018)
• Lexology Client Choice Awards (2016-2018)
• JD Supra Top Author recognition (2018)
• SRP Americas Personality of the Year (2018)

Pinedo provides strategic guidance through ABA committees, Structured Products Association leadership, and advisory roles at George Washington University's Center for Law, Economics & Finance. Her professional service includes drafting ABA comment letters on securities offering reform, accelerated filing revisions, and JOBS Act implementation, directly influencing regulatory developments in capital markets.